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As the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement approaches next month, its goals of making trade easier, faster and cheaper have never been more relevant, particularly for developing and least-developed countries that have borne the brunt of this ongoing pandemic.

Two pioneering initiatives to streamline customs and other border arrangements in Madagascar took another significant step forward when the relevant steering groups reported steady progress towards implementation at a second round of steering committee meetings.

Alliance initiative to transform customs procedures

The world’s biggest consumer goods company, Procter & Gamble, has become the latest international business to partner with the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation.

Traders exporting plants or plant products from Senegal have taken a significant step closer to saving time and money, following the successful first test of the country’s new system for exchanging electronic phytosanitary certificates, also called ePhytos.

Ten teams comprising more than 170 computer programmers, engineers, developers, industry experts, entrepreneurs, business start-ups, and students recently set about the daunting task of trying to tackle the growing problem of cross-border e-waste transportation.

Despite ongoing disruptions and travel restrictions created by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation continues to make meaningful progress towards making intra-regional trade simpler, faster, and more cost-effective among 11 Latin American and Caribbean countries.

The Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation has conducted ground-breaking research into the impact of trust in international trade, finding that better relationships between the private and public sectors can be dramatically overhauled and built in a short matter of time with a series of simple strategies.

The world’s largest food and beverage company, Nestlé, has become the latest international business to partner with the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation.

Alliance initiative will optimise processes, saving time and money for MSMEs.

Research into public-private partnerships shows four key factors can improve relationships, ease friction, and boost trade.

Electronic waste recycler Enviroserve has become the latest leading international business to partner with the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation, joining a roster that includes some of the world’s largest manufacturers, retailers, and logistics firms.

The Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation is calling on brilliant minds and change-makers from around the globe to join its latest initiative, the e-Waste Innovation Sprint, a 48-hour virtual hackathon focused on developing efficient and sustainable solutions for improving the collection and cross-border movement of e-waste for reprocessing in Rwanda and beyond.

Electronic waste recycler Umicore has become the latest leading international businesses to partner with the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation.

Alliance initiative will optimise ICA’s risk management system and support the introduction of electronic phytosanitary certificates